From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 373 Reluctantly Dropping Out of School, the Cunning and Treacherous Hiruzen

Konoha, Ninja Academy

Another practical lesson
Asuma, with a dry blade of grass dangling from his mouth, watched the training field with some boredom. On the field, Kurenai was fighting against Genji Shiranui.

This was just two weaklings fighting each other. However, because Kurenai was a girl, she was at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength. Genma Shiranui was also quite fast and strong. Soon, Kurenai was at a disadvantage.

In the arena, Genma Shiranui suddenly paused, sidestepping Red's forward charge. Due to inertia, Red couldn't stop her movements, revealing a huge opening. Genma Shiranui seized the opportunity and kicked out. If the kick landed, Red would definitely fly out.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Just as the kick was about to land, Genma Shiranui suddenly heard several coughs in his ear. As if in a stress response, he shuddered violently and dared not kick it down under any circumstances.

Red narrowly escaped a calamity, but instead of launching an attack, she blushed, glared fiercely at Asuma, and raised her hands in surrender.

"Sarutobi Asuma, what are you doing?"

Teacher Boya, who was watching from the sidelines, shouted angrily at Asuma, "This is a practical lesson, a practical lesson! What do you mean by this?"

"Teacher, I'm sorry, my throat was a little itchy, so I coughed twice!" Asma said with a grin.

"A sore throat?" Teacher Boya was so angry that she jumped up. "Tell me, how many times has this happened? How many times has this happened?"

Asuma grinned, about to speak, when Red walked up to him and stomped hard on his toes. Her red eyes stared at Asuma with a fierce, almost childlike expression. "You're not allowed to participate in the next practical lesson!!"

"Alright, alright, it's all my fault, my fault!" Asuma raised his hand and laughed. "Kurenai, your performance today was really terrible..."

"None of your business!" Kurenai's face turned as red as a monkey's bottom. She stomped on Asuma's foot twice more and stormed off into the crowd.

"Kids these days mature so early!!"

Seeing Asuma's stubbornness, Boya had no choice but to let the practical lesson continue until an ANBU member appeared in front of him and handed him a scroll.

Unrolling the scroll, Boya paused slightly, looking up at Asuma with some surprise, then at the scroll in his hand.

Asma looked at him, his heart sank slightly, and a bad premonition flashed through his mind.

Sure enough, the next moment, Boya suddenly straightened up, looked at Asuma, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

"Asuma, you bullied your classmates, bullied the weak, provoked your teachers, and led the way in skipping classes at the Ninja Academy. You have disgraced the school's reputation and set a bad example for your classmates. Now, you are expelled!"

"You were fired?" Asuma blinked, his face suddenly turning gloomy.

That old geezer, after being Hokage for so many years, has actually become quite cunning. He came up with this scheme to get me to graduate early. It seems he's determined to kick me out of the Ninja Academy.

Damn it, I was on guard against everything, but I never expected him to pull this move!

※※※ The news that the Third Hokage's son had dropped out of the Ninja Academy spread throughout Konoha at lightning speed.

What the hell is this?

What does "Third Hokage" mean?
Drop out of school?
But soon, they learned from their respective sons why Asma dropped out of school: he was just too damn unruly.

Asuma's ninja talent was the best among the students in his grade, even surpassing the genius Kakashi. He even defeated Kakashi in a real fight, leaving him utterly defeated. However, precisely because of his strength, he bullied the weak at school, beating not only his own classmates but also older students, and then demanding money from them as "hiring fees." Not only that, relying on his ninja training at home, he skipped school every day and had an early romantic relationship. Although only a first-year student, he harassed the daughter of Jonin Yuhi Shinku all day long, which made the Jonin so fed up that he personally went to the Hokage to complain...

Etc., etc……

His series of mischievous acts were an eye-opener. This little rascal, being the son of the Hokage, was completely uncontrollable and untouchable at the school, causing extremely negative consequences. It was precisely because of this that the Third Hokage was furious. In order to prevent him from interfering with the teaching activities of the Ninja Academy, he expelled him from the Ninja Academy and handed him over to Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, for discipline...

The Hokage's act of sacrificing his own family for the greater good deeply moved the entire village, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's reputation soared considerably in an instant.

"Using my reputation to boost your own, you're really something as Hokage."

In the Hokage's office, Asuma stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi with dead fish eyes.

Sarutobi wasn't annoyed at all. He leaned back in his chair and said, "After thinking about it, what you said earlier made sense. After all, you are the Hokage's son. If you were to graduate early, it would indeed send a bad signal to the outside world. I couldn't do anything about it, but you were so cooperative and gave me such a good reason."

Asuma felt a tightness in his chest and, barely suppressing his anger, said, "Then why Jiraiya-senpai?" He then turned to Jiraiya and asked, "Jiraiya-senpai, you don't want to take me either, do you?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "No, Asuma, the teacher is right. A genius like you is wasting his time at the Ninja Academy. There's not much you can learn there. It's better to leave the school now, which is also like getting out of the sight of many people..."

“I understand what you mean,” Asuma said, looking at Jiraiya. “But you don’t understand what I mean.”

"did you mean?"

"Yes, Jiraiya-senpai, what good would it do me to follow you? I learned excellent swordsmanship from Master Sakumo, Jiraiya-senpai, what about you?"

"I..." Jiraiya jumped out immediately upon hearing Asuma's words, "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? I am one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, the Toad Sage Jiraiya!!"

"The Legendary Sannin of Konoha, isn't that a title for stray dogs? I really find it strange. You guys clearly lost to Hanzo, were spared your lives, and earned the title of Legendary Sannin, yet it took you so long. Why is that? Is it because of Hanzo's fragrance?"

"You...you brat, do you even know how difficult it is to have your own title in the ninja world, and how much you have to pay?"

"A ninja's primary mission is to assassinate enemies and gather intelligence... So, are the titles you mentioned useful for a ninja's mission?" Asuma said, "Fancy but ultimately useless!"

Jiraiya was so angry with Asuma that he was panting heavily. "You little brat, your teacher was right. You always have this inexplicable sense of superiority about you. Today I want to see what gives you the confidence to be so arrogant!"

"Ha, if you want to fight, then fight! Stop with all the nonsense!"

(End of this chapter)